i recently took a ride that lasted until dark for the first time. and noticed how dim my headlight was, and to make matters worse, whenever i i rev it up, or increase speed my headlight gets even dimmer. i have a 97 1200c and im not sure whats wrong. this is my first bike and i dont want to jump to conclusions on this. i think my alternator my be bad, but if any of you have any insight that you could share with me it would be a big help. thanks

 

That is surprising, I would expect it to get brighter when you up the rpms.........I would check voltage regulator as a starting point.
Also, there are some good upgrades that you can do to your headlight to increase the light output.

Dave

 

What Dave Said.

Harley's stock lights are bright and the new upgrades are so bright that cars will flash their lights at you. Good luck and let us know what you find out.

Terry